, presiding judge Haroun Adam of Kosti criminal court in White Nile State sentenced to death by stoning, Ms. Maryam Alsyed Tiyrab, a 20-year-old after she was found guilty of violating article 146 (2) (adultery) of the Sudanese Penal Code 1991. The sentence is yet to be approved by the High Court. The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) calls on Sudanese authorities to overturn the sentence of death by stoning which was applied in violation of both domestic and international law and guarantee Ms. Tiyrab’s immediate and unconditional release, and right to fair trial.
Ms. Tiyrab had separated from her husband and had resultantly moved back to her family’s home. She was interrogated by a police investigator who allegedly illegally obtained a confession from her. ACJPS has been reliably informed that the investigating police officer did not inform Ms. Tiyrab that the information she shared during her interrogation would be used as evidence against her during her trial.
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